Heesen Sells Mega Yacht Project Boreas: Heesen Yachts has sold the build previously known as Hull 18650 and now called Project Boreas. The 49.8-meter mega yacht was designed by Omega Architects and started on speculation in 2016. She is due for completion in July 2019. Mark Whiteley Design will create the contemporary interior for the client, who is described as an experienced sailing yacht owner.

Van Oossanen Naval Architects developed her aluminum fast displacement hull and superstructure. Project Boreas is based on the Nova Plus platform, with a striking exterior profile inherited from her predecessor, Home. A metallic grey finish will add a quasi-militaristic edge to the design.

Although the owner has several large sailing yachts, this project will be his first mega yacht. The interior will be heavily customized to suite his taste and will include floor-to-ceiling glass windows in the master suite. Other key features include an upper deck helm station that will allow the owner to pilot the yacht himself and a personalized layout on the lower deck.

As many as 12 guests will be accommodated over six staterooms that include a main deck owner’s suite and five guest suites below decks. Crew quarter allow for a staff of as many as nine.

Her twin MTU 12V 200 M72 engines will allow her to reach a top speed of almost 20 knots and will have a frugal fuel consumption of about 98 liters per hour, a figure that is remarkable in a 499GT mega yacht with a displacement of 320 tons.